Traveling Mission-Critical Data Center Project Executive

Top Dog Recruiting; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Dog Recruiting seeks a Project Executive with deep data center construction expertise to lead large-scale, mission-critical projects from concept to closeout. As a GC, you will oversee all phases, aligning financial, technical, and quality goals with a focus on MEP systems and commissioning.

You will drive risk management, cost control, safety compliance, and vendor management across sites, traveling as needed to deliver on client expectations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of construction management experience, with 5+ years in data center or mission-critical environments.
• Proven ability to manage multi-million-dollar projects with complex MEP and commissioning needs.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with prefabrication, modular assembly, and IST testing is a plus.
• PM software proficiency (Procore, Primavera P6, MS Project).
• PMP or CCM certification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle of data center construction projects from preconstruction to turnover.
• Serve as primary client interface, ensuring alignment of expectations and satisfaction.
• Review and approve contracts, scopes of work, budgets, and schedules; mitigate risks.
• Drive cost control and forecasting to meet margin targets.
• Oversee QA programs to ensure compliance with specs and standards.
• Manage risk and change control for scope, schedule, and cost impacts.
• Enforce safety protocols across all job sites per OSHA and company standards.
• Optimize workforce planning and subcontractor coordination; manage self-perform labor.
• Lead vendor management: prequalification, procurement, performance, and compliance.
• Apply data center infra knowledge (power, cooling, redundancy, commissioning) to guide decisions.
• Implement Lean, BIM, Procore and other PM tools for consistency and efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Budget management

Contract management

Risk management

Project leadership

Negotiation

Procore

Primavera P6

MS Project

Data center knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Procore

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Top Dog Recruiting seeks a Project Executive with deep data center construction expertise to lead large-scale, mission-critical projects from concept to closeout. As a GC, you will oversee all phases, aligning financial, technical, and quality goals with a focus on MEP systems and commissioning.

You will drive risk management, cost control, safety compliance, and vendor management across sites, traveling as needed to deliver on client expectations.